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Doula & birth support
You support parents through pregnancy, birth, and the weeks after with guidance and hands-on help. You're usually hired per birth on a flat package.
5.0Last review 9 days agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$375
Middle 50%: $375 – $375
Effective hourly
$25.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
3 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$500–1,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
1–3 months
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$50–150
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Fully on my own terms
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
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$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness10.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
Nothing really surprised me
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How much I could earn
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How little I could earn
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How much time it takes
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How difficult it is to get started
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How difficult it is to find customers or clients
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Taxes — how much I owe
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Unexpected expenses
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How competitive the market is
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Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.· 3–6 months in · 9 days ago
Monthly $250–500Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $25.00
Being a doula is very fulfilling. You get a chance to teach, assist and support others during a very transformative time in one's life.
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